wad, n.
(wads)
(wads)
a wad of something chewable as tobacco
<noun.food>
chaw chew cud plug quid wad
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 61 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad
sample sentences
"a batch of letters""a deal of trouble"
"a lot of money"
"he made a mint on the stock market"
"see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"
"it must have cost plenty"
"a slew of journalists"
"a wad of money"
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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hypernym
hyponym
a small mass of soft material
<noun.substance>
wad
sample sentences
"he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter"
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